25 James Road, Cuxton, Rochester, ME2 1DH
About 25 James Road
25 James Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Cuxton, Rochester, Rochester (ME2 1DH). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1378 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2015) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 128 m² the property is well over the postcode median (47 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in August 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years. Across 2004–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £532,000 is 41.9% above the 2015 sale price.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
25 James Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Jun 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
25 James Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Jan 2016Garage ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Construction of a single storey side/rear extension to existing garage and conversion of garage into habitable room
Extension- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- MC/15/4154
- Apr 2004ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Construction of single storey extensions to rear
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- MC/04/0342
What's in 25 James Road, Cuxton, Rochester, ME2 1DH's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
25 James Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£532,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.6% per year over 12 years.
£375,000
Growth on file: 3.6% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
27 August 2015Most recent
£375,000
+50.0%over 11 years6 February 2004
£249,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME2 1DH: £340,000 (2023–2016).
Nearby sales in ME2 1DH
20 James Road, Cuxton, Rochester, ME2 1DH
Sold Jul 2023
£445,00010 James Road, Cuxton, Rochester, ME2 1DH
Sold Jul 2023
£485,00014 James Road, Cuxton, Rochester, ME2 1DH
Sold Apr 2022
£340,00012 James Road, Cuxton, Rochester, ME2 1DH
Sold Nov 2021
£340,00027 James Road, Cuxton, Rochester, ME2 1DH
Sold Aug 2006
£298,000
Everything we know about 25 James Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other James Road homes
25 James Road outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,930
Street avg £3,998
Floor Area
128 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
James Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Cuxton Community Infant School. 8 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.3dB